Cockburn on Syria: Prejudice Offered up as Wisdom Michael Neumann says the two main problems with his article, reminiscent of others on Syria, is that “there`s the pretentious arm-wave towards history and there`s the deliberately lazy misuse of `proxy`.”

Syria: Inventing a Religious War Toby Matthiesen argues that “by misunderstanding the complicated history of Syria’s alliances with Shia groups, we may contribute to the very sectarian tensions that are tearing the region apart.”

Mounir al-Hemesh on Abdallah al-Dardari`s report on the implementation of the 10th 5-year plan in Syria and the effect of neoliberalism on the country, especially in the context of the current struggle.